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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Tesla so concerned about the one thing he had no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?

2. What did Tesla think inventions should improve?

3. What kind of models did Tesla like looking at in The Real Gymnasium?

4. What distracted Tesla as a child?

5. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tesla do in response to the death of his brother?

2. How did Tesla use his imagination to help him invent things?

3. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

4. What did Tesla suffer from during his breakdown in Prague?

5. What did Tesla say he got from his mother?

6. What kind of hallucinations did Tesla have as a child?

7. What kind of aversions did Tesla have in his early years?

8. What gave Tesla a bad reputation in Gospic?

9. How was Tesla able to repair his reputation in the town of Gospic?

10. What happened when Gospic got a new fire engine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the strange quirks that Tesla had, and how did the people around him respond to these things?

Essay Topic 2

What did Tesla say was his most important invention? Why was it the most important?

Essay Topic 3

What obstacles did Tesla face in the progression of his career, and what did he do to get past them? How did this change his outlook on life?

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